A delegation from the Xinzheng City local government visited Sias University on February 16 to inspect and instruct the Covid-19 epidemic prevention work at the university. The delegation included a member of the Standing Committee of the Xinzheng Municipal Committee and Minister of Publicity, Zhang Huixian; the Deputy Director of the Xinzheng National People's Congress, Wang Jincan; and the Director of the Xinzheng Municipal Bureau of Education & Sports, Liu Xuemin. Sias Executive President, Wang Jialin, received the delegation along with members of the Leading Group from Sias' Office of Epidemic Prevention & Control.

During the inspection, Wang Jialin reported that Sias had fully implemented the requirements of the "first-level response" and had carried out a series of epidemic prevention and control measures. The municipal leaders inspected the duty station at Sias' East Gate (sole entry point during the epidemic), the university outpatient clinic, and international student dormitories, and interacted with various personnel on duty. They inquired about the health of the teachers and students at Sias as well as the detailed management of the prevention and control measures of the epidemic. They also inquired about the implementation of the Ministry of Education's policies for online classes and teaching.

The delegation from the Xinzheng City government pointed out that Sias University had implemented sound measures to combat the Covid-19 epidemic. They said that they hoped that the university would be able to demonstrate a timely example of the right measures of epidemic prevention and control and internet-based teaching. They also spoke of the university's political responsibilities with regard to the cooperation between Sias University and the Central and Provincial Party Committees, the Henan Higher Education Commission and the Henan Department of Education, as well as the local government.